Node.js 8 the Right Way

Using request to Fetch JSON over HTTP

The Request module aims to simplify making HTTP requests, particularly when it comes to streaming data. It’s true that Node.js ships with a built-in module called http, which has APIs for creating low-level HTTP servers and making client requests. But using the Request module cuts past many of the details so you can focus on the job being done.

As an introduction to using the Request module, open your text editor to your index.js file and insert the following code after the url command.

esclu/index.js

program
  .command('get [path]')
  .description('perform an HTTP GET request for path (default is /)')
  .action((path = '/') => {
    const options = {
      url: fullUrl(path),
      json: program.json,